Little Elm High School is a high school in Little Elm, TX, in the Little Elm ISD school district. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. We won't share it with anyone else. Two 17-year-olds from Prosper who were charged with the murder of a Little Elm man Saturday are accused of shooting him during a drug deal, according to an affidavit obtained by the Denton. Gallagher and Cornelious closed out by condemning instances of sexual misconduct. Lloyd was most recently employed at McMillen High School. Catherine Marfin, Breaking News Reporter. Another officer is seen pushing his stun gun into the abdomen of a student trying to get him to back up before another officer shoves him in the shoulder. Updated November 19, 2021 4:54 PM. A Texas Appeals Court overruled a decision to throw out a lawsuit against Jerry Jones from a woman who claimed the Dallas Cowboys owner kissed her on the mouth and forcibly grabbed her without her consent.. Erin Mudie, a Little Elm Police Public Information Officer, said they were not aware of any students being Tased but video on social media indicates that a Taser may have been deployed. Scattered thunderstorms during the morning. A planned student protest at Little Elm High School led to a disruption where police were called in to respond Friday. Last week, Jonathan Fleming was arrested at his Denton home and jailed on charges. The district said Friday that the protest was sparked by a social media post that contained inaccurate information regarding an incident that happened a month ago.. And he ends up putting the Taser to my stomach, he Tases me, one of the other officers pushes me on the shoulder, he actually rips my shirt," said junior Kaden Throckmorton. Invalid password or account does not exist. jfields@dentonrc.com, Sanger school board approves Chad Rogers as new football coach, boys athletic director, Severe weather possible on Wednesday and Thursday, Class 2A Basketball: Beckville rallies in fourth to earn regional tournament berth, 32.2% Of Texas Workers Hold Analytical Occupations. Every morning, get a link to our newly redesigned e-Edition and the top Denton headlines you need to start your day. Police said a woman stopped at Watts Grocery Store at King Road and Rose Lane in Hackberry just after 2 p.m. with her toddler and sister. An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. Little Elm Mayor Curtis Cornelious and Little Elm ISD Superintendent Daniel Gallagher have joined together to provide a video statement that has more details into Friday's incident at Little Elm High School. The DMN Education Lab deepens the coverage and conversation about urgent education issues critical to the future of North Texas. Both were charged with murder and booked into the Denton County Jail with bail set at $1 million for the offense. Video recorded by students inside the school and obtained by NBC 5 shows an officer using a chemical spray on a student and then another officer using a stun gun when the student appears to lunge in the officer's direction. There was an error processing your request. Alec Ray Adamson and Mason Enslow Schiller were charged in the shooting death of 19-year-old David Noel Pleasant of Little Elm. Read the crime and public safety news your neighbors are talking about. In a letter to the community on Sunday, Superintendent Daniel Gallagher said the districts safety and security committee will conduct an after-action review of the incident that led to four students being arrested. LITTLE ELM, Texas - Newly released court documents say that a drug deal led to a deadly shooting in Little Elm earlier this year. Following a shooting incident and two arrests at 2044 Cannes Drive over the weekend, residents from the same neighborhood, as well as members of the Plano chapter of the Texas Neighborhood. Little Elm police learned the shooting was captured on surveillance video from the 1600 block of Knight Trail. Megan Cardona is a service journalism reporter at the Star-Telegram covering policy, government programs, community resources and more to help residents navigate everyday life in Tarrant County and North Texas. She said she was trying to contact him, but couldnt reach him and went to the park to look for him. According to state test scores, 31% of students are at least proficient in math and 47% in reading. "Police need to realize these are children and they need to be treated differently than adults.". "It was utter shock. 3 /10. Cloudy skies this afternoon. Both the school district and police, in a shared statement posted on social media Friday afternoon, said, "the demonstration was a result of a social media post the day before that contained inaccurate information regarding an incident that happened a month ago.". Breeding-Gonzales The suspects are accused in an organized plot to steal thousands of dollars worth of scented candles and other merchandise from a Lake Worth retail store, police said. A male subject was wounded and transported to a local hospital. Emma Brown. The sisters identified the shooting suspect as Demetrius Davis and said he fled the scene. A newly released list of the richest communities in Texas has been released from the online database known as HomeSnacks. Parts of North Texas are under an enhanced risk of severe weather on Thursday night, meaning we could see thunderstorms, hail and even tornadoes. Both Adamson and Schiller have a similar build and hairstyle, the affidavit states, so detectives mistook Adamson for Schiller and conducted a high-risk traffic stop on the vehicle. ZAIRA PEREZ can be reached at 940-566-6882 and via Twitter at @zairalperez. High 72F. BENNETT, JACKSON SLADE; W/M; POB: UK; AGE: 19; ADDRESS: GRAPEVINE, TX; ARREST AGENCY: GRAPEVINE Police in Richardson have arrested a man wanted in connection with a burglary at a mosque in Flower Mound. He was placed on a ventilator as he had no brain activity. The Little Elm Police Department is conducting review of the incident to ensure that officers involved in the incident followed policies and the law, Cornelious said. The man had not been arrested by early Friday morning. At about 9:09 a.m., police were dispatched to the 900 block of Thomas J. Egan Road in far west Denton. Little Elm Superintendent of Schools Daniel Gallegher and Mayor Curtis J. Cornelious released a video earlier this week where they said charges were not filed in the sexual assault. Four Little Elm High School students were arrested Friday morning after they were accused of assaulting Little Elm police officers during a student-led protest. Perform an independent investigation into the sexual harassment claim that led to the demonstrations Friday. The driver recounted what Adamson told him about how they were assaulted and the shooting, citing details that Adamson could only know if he was present at the shooting, according to the affidavit. "I was just running off all of the adrenaline in my body. Error! While at UT, Catherine served as managing editor of The Daily Texan, UT's student paper, and interned at the Texas Tribune and Houston Chronicle. Get exclusive coverage about business in Denton County in your inbox twice a month, with a focus on the housing market. Pleasant could be seen walking up to the vehicle from the playground, according to the affidavit. Choose wisely! Winds light and variable. "He pushes me away, he pulls out his Taser and pushes me with the Taser and he's like, 'Hey, you need to back off.' As a school tutor on the Varsity Tutors platform, you can provide . The school is hiring a dean, developing courses and working to get licensed. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Students said on social media that they were protesting how the school has handled reports of sexual assault. Stay up to date with all of the sports news coming out of Denton-area high schools. This tutoring service can also help students prepare for the SAT, ACT or college application process. Four years later, its at the top, Create an independent committee to review the districts policies on reporting and investigating sexual harassment claims in the district, Instruct the Little Elm ISD Safety and Security Committee to create and present an after-action report on the student demonstration and subsequent unrest on the campus of Little Elm High School. agaudet@dentonrc.com, Thai Ocha to remain open, another Thai eatery opening soon after partners split, By Juan Betancourt According to court documents, the driver of the car gets out of the vehicle and shoots Pleasant. This Crowley ISD school had the districts lowest rating. Read on. Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in. By signing up you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, Stand with us in our mission to discover and uncover the story of North Texas, Little Elm officials to investigate tasing of student at protest, allegations of sexual harassment. Zoey Sanchez has since covered the bullet holes with stickers in an attempt to shield her daughter. Brayden is an intern for the Education Lab. Our new Privacy Policy will go into effect on January 1st, 2023. Medics arrived at the scene and transported Pleasant to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Plano. Parents and community members have expressed concern about videos from the incident circulating, questioning how the situation escalated to officers using such force and school officials reactions to the protest. It happened on an August night in 2021. Brayden Garcia, Staff writer. Dallas PD say people are pretending to be officers. 5-year-old, 17-year-old killed in Fort Worth shooting. What led to Fridays student protest hits us at the core of who we are and we have to find a way to restore the trust you need in order for all of us to move forward, Gallagher said in the letter. You have permission to edit this article. There was a problem saving your notification. Staff Writer Police identified. This is a developing story and will be updated throughout the day. Four Little Elm High School students were arrested Friday morning after they were accused of assaulting Little Elm police officers during a student-led protest. Sunday morning, someone let loose with nearly a dozen gunshots. 17-year-olds Mason Schiller and Alec Adamson from Prosper are facing murder charges in the Jan. 3 shooting. He graduated in May 2020 from the University of Texas at Arlington with a bachelors degree in journalism. An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. I knew that when he tased me my stomach tensed up," Throckmorton said. The website combines recent data from the Census, FBI, OpenStreetMaps, and dozens of other sources to create bite-sized lists and studies designed to help citizens better understand what it is like to live in different communities across the country. On Friday, February 3, officers from the Little Elm Police Department responded to a call of a shooting in the 1600 block of Knight Trail. Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. Schiller said he didnt know if Pleasant was shot. 44-year old Charles Obhiambo was killed. Attendance area. However, high school officials said the allegations were unfounded and based on a misleading social media post. Hes passionate about true stories and loves understated movies, good tea and scotch thats out of his budget. He was removed from life support and died at 10:36 a.m. Saturday. Social media video showed the activity on campus as police approached students deploying pepper spray. One student was tased by police and several were pepper-sprayed. It is important to note that in this incident, no student received a disciplinary consequence for reporting sexual misconduct, Gallagher said in the video. 47.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. A large group of students allegedly attempted to break into an administrators office in pursuit of individuals, who were in genuine fear for their safety, Gallagher said. The firearm had a magazine in it that was missing some 9 mm ammunition, according to the affidavit. A 16-year-old girl ran to the scene and identified the man as Pleasant, telling the officers he was her boyfriend. LITTLE ELM, Texas - The Denton County Sheriffs Office is investigating a shooting over the weekend that left a 17-year-old dead. Officials did not go into detail about what information was and wasn't accurate. 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See the estimate, review home details, and search for homes nearby. Little Elm school district Superintendent Daniel Gallagher said in a statement on the districts website he also has plans to implement three steps while looking into changes to policy: Gallagher said in his statement on the districts website that he has heard or read all the questions, thoughts, and concerns that have been sent to the district following the demonstration Friday. Detectives allegedly located the gray Volkswagen parked across the street from Adamsons residence. Officers responded about 8 p.m. Friday to the Beach Pavilion in Little Elm Park and found the gunshot victim, who was identified as Jayvion Dantrell Galburth. Staff Writer Little Elm police said four students were arrested for assaulting police officers in the incident at Little Elm High School and could face charges. A defendant is presumed innocent, unless proven guilty and convicted in a Court of Law. The driver said Adamson sounded upset and told him someone tried to rob him and that they shot him. The child is in stable condition at a Dallas-area hospital, according to a social media post from the department. Proof, per the police department, is as follows: "provides DALLAS (KDAF) One of the most anticipated food events of the year is back and Denton will be filled with some of the best food around as 2023 will ring in its version of Taste of North Texas!. The protest ended when police officers began using pepper spray on students. I'm like, 'He's not breathing, we need to do something about this.' He alleged Adamson exited the vehicle and fired two shots at Pleasant as he fled. Video shows police officers in Little Elm using stun guns and chemical spray on students inside Little Elm High School Friday after being called to "calm things down" after an on-campus protest turned "disruptive.". Student charged with 3 counts of aggravated assault in Arlington high school shooting November 18 . They said Adamson then pulled a gun out of his jacket and opened fire, according to court documents. Dallas police say Ghazi Harris was meeting the victim for a marijuana deal. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. This story was originally published November 19, 2021, 3:08 PM. in Cross Roads. People were banging on the doors, police were pushing the children around," De Luna said. We support the brave victims who come forward, Gallagher said. A boat with six on board crashed into the rocks along the shore of Lewisville Lake near the Highway 720 bridge in Little Elm. Every morning, get a link to our newly redesigned e-Edition and the top Denton headlines you need to start your day. Mobile phone video shows the interactions between Little Elm police and students at Little Elm High School after police were called in to calm a protest, Nov. 19, 2021. 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After reading him his Miranda rights, he allegedly agreed to speak with the detective. As a freshman, Hampton averaged 23.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and 3.5 steals per game, leading Little Elm to a 29-5 . Still, the police response to the incident leaves questions for parents and other members of the community. LEPD News Posted on: August 14, 2021 Schiller was identified by police through an Instagram account that was used to facilitate the drug deal and audio from the surveillance video. 9:04 PM on Apr 3, 2021 CDT. Once identified, he was handcuffed and placed into a police vehicle. Every Wednesday morning, get the week's top crime stories in Denton from the Blotter in your inbox. They did not release the name of the 16-year-old but said he is a resident of Savannah, Texas. First published on November 19, 2021 / 3:05 PM. According to an arrest affidavit, witnesses . Here's what you should do if an imposter pulls you over. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied journalism and public relations. Anyone with information is asked to call Lt. Kincy Lloyd at 940-349-1677 or email kincy.lloyd@dentoncounty.gov. The affidavit states Pleasant enters the right rear door of the vehicle, then exits the vehicle a few minutes later and starts running to the playground. Last week, Little Elm school officials posted on social media that the protest was the result of inaccurate information.. Denton County commissioners approved parking restrictions and additional safety signage around Cross Oaks Elementary School during Tuesday's meeting. One tased & dragged away while they lay incapacitated on the ground. The suspect, according to witnesses, is the woman's boyfriend and the child's father. Your e-mail address will be used to confirm your account. The detective and Texas Ranger then interviewed Schiller. 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